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RATINGS: 1160   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.52   EST. CALORIES: 300   ABV: 10%
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The Reverend, was created in tribute to the life of Sales Mgr. Tom Boogaard's grandfather, an ordained Episcopal Reverend. Tom was inspired by the life of his grandfather and wanted to create a tribute beer that contained his sterling traits. True to both our "small brewery, BIG BEERS" philosophy and to the spirit and character of the departed Reverend, this beer is strong willed, assertive, and pure of heart, a heart of candy sugar. It contains as many authentic imported Belgian specialty malts as the brewers could cram into our mash tun, and lots of Belgian dark candy sugar stirred into the brew kettle. A divinely complex and beautifully layered beer with hints of dark cherries, currants, and molasses, complimented by an underlying spiciness. Sinfully smooth considering the high alcohol content. Cellarable for 4 years.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
olio (752) - Tampere, FINLAND - DEC 10, 2011
65 cl bottle.
Pours clear amber red colour with small head. Aroma of sweet caramel, ripe fruits, mild spices, wood, toffee and sugar. Flavour of sweet caramel malts, ripe fruits, mild spices, distant plum, sugar candy, syrup and mild oaky vanilla.
6424

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
lusikka (2062) - Tampere, FINLAND - DEC 10, 2011
650 ml bottle.
Pours a reddish copper colour with a white head. Aroma of caramel malts, toffee, herbs and sugar. Flavour of caramel malts, fruits, toffee, herbs, alcohol, rich sugar and quite bitter but old hops. Medium bodied, dry and quite warming mouthfeel with a finish of alcohol, sugar and fruits. Way too sweet, just as their Salvation.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
tiong (1002) - Espoo, FINLAND - DEC 10, 2011
650ml bottle from Systembolaget

Pours dark brown with a bubbly white head. Aroma has notes of sweet caramel malts, toffee, spices and raisin. Taste is overly sweet and malty with notes of syrup, spices, caramel and toffee. Finish is strong and warming. Alcohol burns through slightly. Slightly too sweet, tastes more like an American Strong Ale than a Quadrupel.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Rettep (904) - SWEDEN - DEC 7, 2011
Bottle. Reddish brown, beige head that dissolves into a ring. Aroma: malty, fruity, toffee, vinous. Taste: very malty, sweet, earthy, fruity, toffee, butterscotch, warming alcohol. Full-bodied, moussy. More of a barley wine feel than a quadrupel.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Travlr (4551) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - DEC 4, 2011
Draft courtesy of the Churchkey crew, thanks gentlemen! Dark ruby color, large off white head. Aroma of slightly sour summer fruits. Taste is smooth light pine. OK.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
GT2 (3440) - Washington DC, USA - DEC 1, 2011
Tap at Churchkey thanks to Travlr. Pours a clear, deeper orange (??) with lots of sticky lace. Looks good for a beer, not very good for style. Vinegary nose with slight moldiness. Big strawberry candy and candi sugar takes over. Taste has a red apple character and loads of sticky sugars. Lots of red fruits and candies. At first I was given this and wasn’t told what it was. I guessed it was some sort of sweet barleywine or old DIPA. Decent stuff..not what I would consider a quadrupel.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
arminjewell (2445) - Parker, Colorado, USA - NOV 21, 2011
Pour is dark orange red with white head on tap, aroma brings sweet notes of candi sugar, toffee, some dark fruit, hints of spice. Taste is a nice mix of sweet green raisin, fig, candi sugar, caramel and brown sugar notes, finishing a bit sweet but no alcohol. Pretty well done, but wouldn’t call it a quad.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
damzz (69) - USA - NOV 20, 2011
Ok, as a Reverend my rating might be suspect and I wouid understand. However, this is a great USA Belgian clone particularly with all that candi. Hi G beers have a great nose - bananas. The color is a clear light orange. The head is white and long lasting.


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